- Country: USA
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 1960-05-13
- Director: Charles F. Haas
- Writers: Howard Breslin , Robert Smith
- Language: English
- Stars: Mickey Rooney , Terry Moore , Dan Duryea , Conway Twitty , Warren Berlinger , Yvette Mimieux , Jimmy Boyd , Richard Jaeckel , Jack Carr , Harold Lloyd Jr.
- Runtime: 95 min
- Awards: 1 nomination
- AKA: Insel der Sadisten , Kauhujen saari (Finland) , Rich, Young and Deadly (Ireland) , Isla de víboras (Mexico) , I perduti dell'isola degli squali (Italy) , Isla de víboras (Argentina) , Trouble at Sixteen (United States of America) , Rich, Young and Deadly (United Kingdom) , A Ilha das Víboras (Brazil) , Platinum High School (United States of America) , A Ilha das Víboras (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Insel der Sadisten (Austria) , Platinum High School , Rich, Young and Deadly
- Plot: At an exclusive military academy on Sabre Island (played by Catalina Island), rich young delinquents think money puts them above the law. Enter Steve Conway (Mickey Rooney) - there to investigate the death of his son, who he had been told died in an accident. The Mick(ey Rooney, that is) finds himself quickly in 5 feet of trouble (over his eyebrows), when he's met with hostility by the school's commandant, Major Redfern Kelly (Dan Duryea), and the latter's sweetheart-secretary, Jennifer Evans (Terry Moore); intimidated by the cadet drill instructor, Vince Perley (Christopher Dark), and the P.E. instructor, Hack Marlow (Richard Jaeckel). Attempts are made on his life by a trio of cadets, known collectively as "the 3 beasts", and he's trapped in a 3-against-1 fight with rifles, Just to keep him tested, there's a big speedboat vs. small motor boat (Rooney's craft of course) chase through shark-infested waters. This happens right after he makes a startling discovery when he talks to his son's former roommate, 'Chip' Hastings (Warren Berlinger). The film was released in 1964 as Trouble At Sixteen, by Cinema Associates as part of a double-bill with Girls Town (1959) (now called The Innocent and the Damned, a rather descriptive title; considering the cast).
- IMDB:tt0054187
Platinum High School Cast · · · ALL
Charles F. Haas
Director
Mickey Rooney
Steven Conway
Terry Moore
Jennifer Evans
Dan Duryea
Maj. Redfern Kelly
Conway Twitty
Billy Jack Barnes
Warren Berlinger
'Crip' Hastings
Yvette Mimieux
Lorinda Nibley
Richard Jaeckel
Hack Marlow
Jack Carr
Joe Nibley
Harold Lloyd Jr.
Charlie-Boy Cable
Christopher Dark
Vince Perley
Elisha Cook Jr.
Harry Nesbit
Mason Alan Dinehart
Bob Treadwell (as Mason Alan Dinehart)